Tailor&#39;s square.



L. MELARA.

TAILORS SQUARE.

APPLICATION'FILED OCT- 30. 1915.

Patented Sept. 26, 1916.

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L. MELARA.

TAILORS SQUARE.

APPLlcATloN HLED ocT.30.191-5.

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Lorenzo MeZar,

LORENZO MELARA, OF CLEAN, NEW YORK.

TAILORs SQUARE.

4 Specication of Letters Patent.

Patented' Sept. 26, 1916.

Application filed October 30, 1915. Serial No. 58,895.

Toall whoma'mag/ concern Be it known that I, LORENZO: MELARA, a citizen of the; Unitedl States, residingy at Olean, in the county of Cattaraugus and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Tailors7 Squares;` and li do hereby declare the following-'to be; a full, clear, and' exactk descriptionl of the invention, such as will enable others skilledl in the art to which it. appertains to make anduse they same.

The present invention relates toi new and useful improvements in tailors squares, and has for a-n object to provide an improved tailors square equipped with a sliding rule for measuring the distance from the projected line of the back to the nape of the neck, thereby securing greater accuracy than any device l'rnownzto me.

Another object ofv the present invention resides in providing an improved tailors square which will be provided with tables for giving the various fractional measure-y ments ot garments without intermediate calculation or computation, thus saving time and labor.

A further object of the present invention consists in providing a new and useful rule, implement, or combination of elements more adaptable and: more easily and quickly used than any to'my knowledge now existing, and thereby gaining the results of simplicity and practicabilit-y together with` the other results herein shown, which results are new.

lVth theseand other object-sin view the invention consists in the novel andi useful details-of construction andi combinations of parts more fully hereinafter disclosed and particularly pointedV out in the claim.

In the accompanying drawings forming a part of this application, and inA which similar reference symbols indicate corresponding parts in the several views: Figure 1 is a plan view of-i the'obverse side of a tailors square constructed in accordance with the present invention, and illustrated as applied in use. Fig. 2 is a similar view of the reverse side of the square. Fig. 3 is an enlarged fragmentary view of one arm of the improved square more clearly illustrating one of the tables. Fig. 4 is a similar view illustrating a portion of the obverse side of the square. Fig. 5 is a transverse sectional view taken on the line 5 5 in Fig. 1. Fig. 6 is a fragmentary plan view of one arm of a slightly modified form of square; and Fig.

7 is a similar view of the obverse side of the arm shown in Fig. 6.

Referring more particularly to the drawings, 1 and 2 designate the arms of the improved;` square, the same being termed, for convenience of description, vertical and horizontal arms respectively. The vertical arm. 1, as shown in Figs. 1 and 2, isadvantageously of twenty-four inches in length, as. designated by scales 3 and 4 produced on the outer longitudinal edge of the same; while the horizontal arm 2 is preferably of approximately sixteen inches, and bears scales 5 and 6 on its obverse' and reverse outer edges, as disclosed in Figs. 1 and 2.`

The horizontal arm 2 of the improved square is provided with a dove-tail slot 7, for receiving a rule 8 formed with correspondingly shaped longitudinal edges as more particularly seen in Fig. 5, and adapted= to slide within the same. Substantially centrally of the length of the rule 8, or at other convenient point therein, is formed a depression 9 for receiving'l the hea-d of a set screw 10 and for accommodating the thumb and forefinger to manipulate the set screw.L The set screw 10 is adaptedv to engage against the bottom wall of the slot 7 and force the rule S into tight frictional engagement with the dove-tail walls of the same tosecure the rule in position after adjustment.

T he vertical arm lof the improved square is advantageously constructed one and onehalf inches in width, and the horizontal arm 2 of. approximately two inches in width, to accommodate tables arranged in squares or spaces l1 formed between longitudinal and transverse intersecting division lines 12 and 13, respectively. As many of these tables as may be required, or can be accommodated, may be provided on the improved square, a table being provided for each fractional part of a chest or bust measurement, asindicated at 14 by the words Halt Fourth, Sixth, etc., and Third, Fifth, Seventh, etc., beneath each table.

Referring in detail to Fig. 3, each of the tables consists of lateral columns 15 and 16 containing numerals representing half of the chest or bust measurements, and central columns 17 and 1S containing numerals representing quctients of the corresponding lateral numerals divided by the numbers designated at 14 at the base of the particular table.

From an inspection of Sheets l and 2 of the drawings, it will be understood that the tables of the even fractions are contained on the obverse side of the improved square, while the odd fractions are contained on the reverse side. Referring more particularly to Figs. 6 and 7, the several tables, instead of being arranged in lateral and central columns as shown in the preferred form of the invention, are located in single columns 19 and 20, the former of which contains the indicating' numerals, while column 2O contains quotient numerals.

In operation, various measurements may be taken by the scales 3 and 4: provided along` the edges of the vertical arm l, and

by the scales 5 and G provided on the horizontal arm 2, as will be understood; and the neck measurement of the garment may be taken by moving the rule S into projected position, as shown in, F ig. l, where the saine may be clamped by the set screw 10. When its use is not desired the rule 8 is arranged to be moved within the slot 7 of the horizontal arm 2, and the implement used as the ordinary square.

The origin of the slidable scale rule 8 is preferably disposed at the projecting end, as indicated in Fig. l, and the scale arranged from left to right, as will be understood. By reason of this arrangement the distance from the projected line of the back to the nape ofthe neck may be conveniently read off the scale 8 at the outer longitudinal edge of the vertical arm l of the square. The vertical arm l of the tailors square forms a rigid support which may be maintained in accurate engagement to register with the back line, and insures the proper measurement by the scale rule S whereby to obtain a close fit of the coat around the neck and shoulders; such measurements being heretofore largely estimated.

Vlith respect to the various scales 3 and 5, contained on the obverse side of the arms l and 2 of the improved square, and the scales 4 and 6 on the reverse side, the same may advantageously be laid off in inches, each division thereof being in turn subdivided into siXteenths. The various tables, both on the obverse and the reverse sides of the square, as well as the modied forms illustrated in Figs. 6 and 7, are all laid off on the basis of the inch as a standard of measurement.

The improved square may be constructed of wood, steel, aluminum, or a modified form of cloth, paper, or other similar substance.

rlhe various tables contained on the vertical and horizontal arms l and 2 Will immediately give fractional measurements without intermediate calculation, as will be understood.

The horizontal arm 2 of the improved square is also preferably slotted to receive a spirit level 2l, which is mounted flush with the faces of the same and arranged to be observed from either side of the square, as will appear from Figs. l and 2. IVith the spirit level 2l the correct perpendicular position of the vertical arm l may be readily had, and any defects in the back or shoulders quickly ascertained. The horizontal arm 2 may be also laid across the shoulders, when the level 2l will indicate the relative heights of the shoulders, and may be used in combination with the tables and the square to obtain the various collar, neck, and shoulder measurements.

It is obvious that those skilled in the art may vary the details of construction and arrangements of parts without departing from the spirit of my invention, and therefore I do not wish to be limited to'such features except as may be required by the claim.

I claim:

The combination with a tailors square provided with a slot having inclined walls, of a rule having inclined edges fitted to slide in said slot, and a set screw carried by said rule and operative against the bottom of said slot to force the edges of the rule into tight frictional engagement with the inclined walls of the slot, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof, I aliiX my signature, in presence of two witnesses.

LORENZO MELARA.

TWitnesses:

G. YORK, Manin MURPHY.

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